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Technology Tools & Tips

March 14, 2103

Erate bid evaluation guidelines/matrix

E-book info for school media centers

Improve efficiency
Boomerang Calendar
Boomerang Gmail

Tips for More Engaging Staff Meetings

Grow Your PLN (Professional Learning Network) Through Twitter!

1. Set up your twitter account if you don't already have one. Be sure your account has a bio and photo tied to it.
2. Download and set up a twitter client - Tweetdeck is the one Lynne uses most. Hootsuite is a popular client for phones and ipads
3. Explore educational hashtags
4. Practice participation in a live chat with #nebedchat
5. Join the #nebedchat on Wednesday nights at 8 pm
6. Checkout the upcoming #nebedchat topics and access past archives via the wiki.
7. General Nebraska education hashtag: #nebedu

Area school hashtags:

Crete: #CreteCards
Exeter-Milligan: #emwolves
Heartland: #heartlandhuskies
Milford: #milfordsoar
Norris: #norristitans
Seward: #sewardjays
Waverly HS: #TheVikeLife
York: #yorkdukes

ESU 6: #esu6pd #esu6tig #esu6media

Evernote

• Powerbot Chrome extension - links gmail and Evernote
• Resources NCSA pre-conference workshop on Evernote (also note additional links on the left side of the screen)
• Master dashboard for all types of data that you want to have access to any time - personal and professional
• Digital portfolio tool
• Great tool to provide multimedia feedback to principals, teachers and parents
• Store articles and web sites to share with staff members
• For Education: free accounts meet most needs - Premium accounts $5/month
• Lynne's presentation on 5 Tips to ImproveStaff Meetingsfrom NCSA Conference
  • Sign in with your Evernote account to view OR just view notebook without signing in to Evernote
• Lynne's Evernote notebook of Google+/hangouts information
• Webclipper extension for Google Chrome
• http://blog.evernote.com/blog/2012/04/20/quick-tip-friday-emailing-into-your-evernote-account/

Google+ Hangouts

Lynne's Evernote notebook of Google+/hangouts information
How-to set up Google+ hangouts for teaching
Google+ hangouts on air
6 Educational Google+ hangouts

• Google+ iphone app
• Google+ ipad app

Socrative

• Great for any type of 1 to 1 program
• Easily conduct polls or quizzes from any device
• Replaces "clickers"
• Great formative assessment tool
• Free

Media Specialist Network notes (with digital book resources)